CoinDesk Indices, Sentora Unveil Stablecoin Overnight Rates to Mirror Money Market Tools

CoinDesk Indices and decentralized finance (DeFi) specialist Sentora are introducing a benchmark tied to overnight stablecoin lending rates, bringing on-chain markets one step closer to mainstream money markets. The CoinDesk Overnight Rates (CDOR) are designed to transform real-time borrowing activity into standardized rates, giving trading firms, exchanges, and protocol treasuries a way to hedge interest-rate…

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a16z Bets Big on EigenLayer Again With $70M Token Buy to Back ‘EigenCloud’ Launch

Venture capital firm Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) has invested an additional $70 million in EigenLayer, Ethereum’s largest restaking protocol, to support the launch of EigenCloud, a new platform offering “verifiability-as-a-service” for developers, the companies said on Tuesday. The investment follows a16z’s $100 million Series B in Eigen Labs in February 2024, and underscores its commitment to…

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XRP price

XRP price prediction: analyst sees 500% breakout as charts mirror 2017 rally

A triangle consolidation pattern is forming, similar to its pre-rally structure in 2017. Daily active addresses hit 295,000, while whale wallets holding over 1 million XRP reached 2,700. Trading volume surged 157% to $5.26 billion, hinting at rising investor interest. XRP’s price action has captured renewed attention this week following a technical analysis comparison that…

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WhatsApp introduces first major advertising features

SAN FRANCISCO: WhatsApp announced Monday it will introduce its boldest advertising features yet, marking a significant shift for the messaging platform that has largely remained ad-free since its launch. The move is a sensitive one for WhatsApp, whose chief firmly denied a report in 2023 that said the Meta-owned app was exploring advertisements as it…

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